The Media Center is located in the main building of Sequoia High School and is currently under full renovation. We are operating in a limited capacity in Room 128.

The Library has a Chrome cart with full
Internet access and two black and white laserjet printers.

Coming Soon: From 7:15-8:15 am and 3:45-5:45 pm, Monday
through Friday, the Library is open to the SAFE program for the Learning Center activities.
(On collaboration days, the Learning Center closes at 4 pm.). Tutoring
for students is available during this time in the following subjects:
English, Math, Social Studies and Spanish.

Textbooks are available upon request and
can be checked out individually. Please bring your student ID if you wish to check out a book. Teachers may sign up to bring their
classes down to check out textbooks.

For more information about the Learning Center, please contact Evelyn Valencia at evalencia@seq.org.

We are most happy to assist you or answer
any questions you may have regarding the Sequoia High School Media Center.
You can reach us at the email link below or by calling the school number
at 650.369.1411 and dialing the extension listed below.

Research

Online Resources

The following online resources are useful for historical research and writing.

American Memory
The American Memory digital collection at the Library of Congress is a comprehensive source of primary materials on every aspect of American history.

ART Cyclopedia An index of online museums and image archives: find where the works of over 8000 different fine artists can be viewed online.

Calisphere
Calisphere is a large collection of digital resources on California history based on the primary sources of the collections at the University of California Library System

Digital Public Library of America Brings together the riches of America’s libraries, archives, and museums, and makes them freely available to the world. It strives to contain the full breadth of human expression, from the written word, to works of art and culture, to records of America’s heritage, to the efforts and data of science.

Self-Guided Learning

Want to learn Photoshop or Game Design? The District provides a free Lynda.com account for everyone!

Step 1: Go to lynda.com in your browser.

Step 2: In the login page on the right side enter the district web site which is www.seq.org. This will bring you to a login window where you will enter your school ID as the login name and your first and last initial and six digit birth date as your password. (this is the same login you use to access your google apps account)

Step 3: Search the web site for the software you want to learn and start learning right away.

LEARN PHOTOSHOP WITH MS. SNOW!

Did you know that Ms. Snow is and Adobe Certified Expert? Ask her all about it!

Writing Help

Helpful Resources for Research and Writing

Online Writing Lab at Purdue
A very useful site that includes tips on writing successful papers. Includes the most recent MLA (Modern Language Association) citation rules.

Great Books Online
"The preeminent Internet publisher of literature, reference and verse providing students, researchers and the intellectually curious with unlimited access to books and information on the web, free of charge." Website blurb.